Transcript How to Avoid Run-on Sentences-Notes

Friday, November 8, 2013
WARM-UP:
Using complete sentences, answer the
following questions:
1) What is a run-on sentence?
2) How do you fix run-on sentences?
How do you fix run-ons?
There are four common ways to fix a run-on. Each method is explained below.
Method #1
Write the two independent clauses as separate sentences using periods.
INCORRECT
Carmen loved traveling in Italy
she felt Rome was too hot.
CORRECT
Carmen loved traveling in Italy.
She felt Rome was too hot.
Method #3
Use a comma and any one of the following connecting words:
FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO
*when for means because
**when so means as a result
INCORRECT
Carmen loved traveling in Italy
she felt Rome was too hot.
for* and nor but
or yet so**
CORRECT
Carmen loved traveling in Italy,
but she felt Rome was too hot.
Method #2
Use a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses.
INCORRECT
Carmen loved traveling in Italy
she felt Rome was too hot.
CORRECT
Carmen loved traveling in Italy;
she felt Rome was too hot.
Method #4
Use a semicolon and one of the following words:
NOTE: If you use any of these connecting words with method #4, a comma
must follow it.
NOTE: When using semicolons, the two independent clauses must share a
related or common idea. You cannot write the following sentence.
Christine loves hot chocolate; I am watching TV.
therefore, thus, however, consequently,
furthermore, also, nevertheless,
INCORRECT
CORRECT
Carmen loved traveling in
Italy she felt Rome was too
hot.
Carmen loved traveling in
Italy; however, she felt Rome
was too hot.